Prior Knowledge/Schema

"I can" Use what I already know to help understand something new.

How do we teach our students to use prior knowledge?

Read the information and watch the videos on this link.

Teaching students to use prior knowledge/schema

Guided Practice(See 3 videos near the bottom of the page) using:

"Kate Shelley":Access Story

As we teach our students to use the reading strategies, we gradually release the responsibility from the teacher to the student.

Here is a model plan for gradual release.

Gradual+Release+of+Responsibility+Model.pdf

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Song

Lyrics

Printable Copy of Lyrics:

PriorKnowledge-SchemaLyrics.pdf

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Student Interactive Tool

Prior Knowledge/Schema Poster

Prior Knowledge Bookmark

PriorKnowledgeBookmark.pdf

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